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Day trips from Toronto

Saturday there, back by dinner. Quick-fire mini itineraries for the best places within a few hours of Toronto.

Ontario

Niagara Falls

The falls, the wine country, and back by dinner.

1h 30m drive Car · GO Train
  1. Morning
    Horseshoe Falls
    Outdoors · Niagara Parkway

    168,000 m³/min plunging — Table Rock for the closest legal look.

  2. Lunch

    Restaurant Pearl Morissette

    Tasting menu · $$$$ · Jordan Station (wine route)

    Top 10 in Canada — hyper-seasonal tasting menu in a vineyard.

    Find on Google Maps →
  3. Afternoon
    Hornblower Niagara Cruise
    Family · Falls base

    Boat right into the mist of the Horseshoe.

  4. Coffee + go

    AG Inspired Cuisine

    Farm-to-table · $$$ · Sterling Inn

    One last bite before the drive back — Quiet escape from the tourist strip — locavore plates.

    Find on Google Maps →
  5. Home by dinner

    Back to Toronto

    Leave by 4–5pm and you're back in Toronto in time for dinner. Beat the worst of the return traffic.

Ontario

Vaughan

Theme parks, outlet shopping and a quick north-of-the-city escape.

40m drive Car · TTC + bus
  1. Morning
    Kortright Centre for Conservation
    Outdoors · Kleinburg

    800 acres of forest trails, a maple-syrup festival and night-hike events.

  2. Lunch

    Vinnie Zucchini's

    Italian · $$ · Maple

    Loud, family-run pasta house — book ahead on Saturdays.

    Find on Google Maps →
  3. Afternoon
    Canada's Wonderland
    Family · Maple

    Canada's biggest theme park — Leviathan, Yukon Striker and a full water park.

  4. Coffee + go

    Bartolini's

    Italian · $$$ · Woodbridge

    One last bite before the drive back — Vaughan date-night classic with veal chops and a piano in the corner.

    Find on Google Maps →
  5. Home by dinner

    Back to Toronto

    Leave by 4–5pm and you're back in Toronto in time for dinner. Beat the worst of the return traffic.

Ontario

Kingston

Limestone streets, Thousand Islands cruises, breweries.

2h 30m drive Car · VIA Rail (2h)
  1. Morning
    Fort Henry
    Culture · Point Henry

    UNESCO 19th-century fort with sunset ceremony.

  2. Lunch

    Atomica

    Italian · $$ · Bagot St

    Wood-fired pizza, students and professors both crowd in.

    Find on Google Maps →
  3. Afternoon
    Wolfe Island Ferry
    Family · Downtown waterfront

    Free 20-min ferry to the largest of the Thousand Islands.

  4. Coffee + go

    Chez Piggy

    Eclectic global · $$$ · Princess St courtyard

    One last bite before the drive back — Hidden 1810 stable — Kingston's beloved 40-year institution.

    Find on Google Maps →
  5. Home by dinner

    Back to Toronto

    Leave by 4–5pm and you're back in Toronto in time for dinner. Beat the worst of the return traffic.

Want a full weekend instead?

Try a pre-built 48-hour plan or the Weekend Escape Generator.